Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 933
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 933
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
§ 933. Hearing
(a) Notwithstanding 12 V.S.A. § 5535, claims to the Small Claims Court brought under this subchapter shall be decided by the court with no jury. An appeal from the decision of the Small Claims Court shall be in accordance with provisions of 12 V.S.A. § 5538.
(b) The Small Claims Court shall decide a claim filed under this subchapter by an inmate of a correctional facility on the basis of affidavits of the parties and testimony by telephone; or the court may in its discretion request additional evidence to decide such claims.
(c) Upon award of damages by the Small Claims Court, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue a warrant for the amount, the acceptance of which shall be a full discharge of all claims against the State arising out of the matters involved in the award. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(b); 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1997, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 47, eff. April 29, 1998; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 465, eff. July 1, 2022.)